Tinhorn Creek Vineyards — Attraction in Area C (Inkaneep/Willowbrook)

My girlfriend and I were on vacation through Okanagan wine country. Over six days, we visited sixty wineries. You can follow our various locations with this disclaimer. That’s sixty wineries, not an exaggeration. We ended the trip with 120 bottles acquired.

The closest major winery to Oliver, the furthest from Osoyoos, Tinhorn can either be a worthy climax or an early high point further wineries will struggle to measure up to. It’s truly a magnificent representation of what anyone can expect if traveling to this region…and that can be as much praise as criticism. It’s no secret that many of the wineries here look similar, as they all share the same off-yellow outer coat—it’s like every business from Oliver to Osoyoos snagged the entire supply of Glidden’s Mustard Seed exterior paint. I counted at least five wineries that share the same color or close to it, which is also why I consider these wineries part of Osoyoos rather than Oliver given the former matches much of that theme, that of an archetypal village in New Mexico. I half expected men with mariachi jackets, white ruffled shirts, red cummerbunds, and large hats playing guitars on the side of the road. I mean it’s an amazing look, and Tinhorn is one of the better-looking ones, certainly the most extensive. After you’ve seen one period-specific custard-colored building…

There’s also an amphitheater and a massive wine shop. There’s even a casual self-walking tour one can take including the storehouses and vineyards. However, the real high point is Miradoro, the lavish restaurant with walls of glass overlooking both the vineyards and the amphitheater. I’m jumping to the end, as after we took in the wine shop, my girlfriend and I finished with the other wineries before returning to Miradoro for dinner. The wine shop is certainly widespread, with bars on both sides of the main room. The wine itself is quite good, though not one single bottle sold me save for a nice Cabernet Franc. The décor is simple, with tan-stained wood covering every corner, though I found the entire wine shop surprisingly small given the expansive premises.

Miradoro is the real jewel. With a restaurant erected on stilts, and our table wedged to the edge of the patio, my girlfriend was almost getting vertigo, as we could lean a few inches and look straight down. It’s gorgeous and incredibly romantic. And the view, oh my god, if there’s one place to go for the best view of vineyards…okay, there’s about ten in this part of the country, but how many have views this good at dinner? Okay, there are at least four—THIS IS WHY Osoyoos/Oliver wine country is so amazing! The interior of the restaurant was vacant the day we went—everyone was outside.

I had the albacore tuna putanesca calamarata, and one of those words I understood. It was seared rare albacore tuna with artisan pasta and putanesca sauce. I still had to look up what putanesca was. It’s a combination of anchovies, olives, and capers. Also, it’s spelled “puttanesca”—SPELLING MISTAKE. We’ll excuse them and move on. My girlfriend had the grilled wild moon organic pork chop—you see, that I understood, with crab apple mustard, fried polenta, baby kale and charred leeks. We preceded that with the albóndigas, which is Spanish for meatballs. I mean…they could just call it that. It was served in a rich tomato sauce with parmesan and arugula. It was all amazing, so much so that despite almost getting tipsy at Road 13 earlier that day, I polished the evening with a flight of three glasses of white. They paired well.

Yes, it’s becoming old hat that every single winery in this region is amazing. Because they are. Tinhorn is barely a few minutes away from Hester Creek and Gehringer Brothers. This is foodie Disney. I can’t...

This review is for the Guest House at Tinhorn Creek. I should preface that I am a member of Tinhorn Creek wine club (Crush Club).

We stayed for 4 nights in August 2025 with a family of 5 people.

The guest house is a 3 bedroom house that is located adjacent to the winery. Members get a 15% discount when booking.

The house was nice, but did have some failings, mainly due to poor management and lack of detail. We had to ask for several items, and many requests were unfulfilled or were provided with excuses. This detracted from an experience that could have been much better.

Pros: modern kitchen pool table large private property beautiful views from the balcony pool (unheated) walking distance to Miradoro Restaurant and the Winery through a trail

Cons: welcome wine bottle of wine was not provided, even though we were advised ahead of time that it would be. After asking they first said someone would drop off a bottle, then later they said we could take a bottle from the bar downstairs. towels for pool use not provided, when requested, the management first said they are in every closet, but this was incorrect (missing) and then management brought more white bath towels. A day later they said that new pool towels had to be ordered and would be unavailable for our stay. ran out of coffee filters (only 6 provided) when requested, management brought wrong type and when asked, they said sorry, the proper filters were not available. We managed to make it work with the wrong filters. discrepancy on check-out time, website advertises 11:00 am, but when receiving instructions, it was 10:00 am. Not big deal, but it would be nice the advertised check-out time matches the instructions. It was not clear on how to control the AC downstairs, when I called the support number they said to read the instructions, but no instructions were provided in the check-in manual. The management said they would get back to me, but I did not receive a call. We finally figured it out on our own that there is one remote control for all 3 units. minor point, upon arriving, the door mat inside the house was dirty with loose sand and soil, telling me the lack of attention of the cleaning staff.

The place has potential, but I cannot recommend due to the...

Obviously Covid-19 has affected Tinhorn Creek Winery Experience / Service. My Wife and I are Great fans of Tinhorn Wines. We have visited this winery many times over the years ( every year ). We always have a Great experience, enjoying the wines and the service, we try to incorporate a Great lunch at their Miradoro restaurant to complete a memorable experience. This year ( October 1st. 2020 ) we visited, we had lunch at Miradoro, it was great and enjoyed our favorite wines with our foods , good Covid-19 protocol in place. After lunch and a walk we went to the winery for some tastings. We had not checked their web site nor were we expecting such a 180 change to what we were going to experience. If "They" think it is acceptable to charge their ( Fans ) paying customers $15 per person ( the life blood that keeps them in business ) to taste 4 pre selected wines - 2 White and 2 Red, well they had better check their arrogance ! Sorry but that's the way I feel. ( Yes the $15 is applied to your bill if each person tasting purchases 2 bottles each ! ) Yes - we could have walked away, and not completed our experience, and just buy the wine that we enjoy ! As wine lovers know every year wine can change a bit or a lot , that's why we taste wines ? As a foot note - we live locally - we always give great reviews when deserved, Most wineries charge a $5 tasting charge that is applied to your bill if you purchase at least one bottle. We have been to most of our favorite wineries this year, a lot are waving the tasting fees completely ( including 2 of your large neighbor wineries ) and no they are not giving small samples as what was suggested by one of your staff to justify your cost, that was before she admitted that other people had complained about the tasting fees and encouraged us to send an E-mail / Review. I apologize for the rant - we will still continue to purchase the Tinhorn Wine that we enjoy and have lunch at Miradoro, but as long as the COVID pricing is in place we will not be experiencing tastings at your winery. I hope that their Customer Relations or their Retail Supervisor Krista Clarke respond to this with justification to their Loyal...